Punjuba is a genus in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Costa Rica as well as to western South America.
Species Punjuba has 7 accepted species: Punjuba callejasii Punjuba centiflora Punjuba foreroana Punjuba josephi Punjuba killipii Punjuba lehmannii Punjuba racemiflora
Phylogeny Punjuba is the sister group to the remaining genera of the Jupunba-Alliance (Jupunba, Balizia, Hydrochorea), as can be seen in the following cladogram:Soares, M. V. B., Guerra, E., Morim, M. P., & Iganci, J. R. V. (2021). "Reinstatement and recircumscription of Jupunba and Punjuba (Fabaceae) based on phylogenetic evidence." Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 196(4), 456-479.
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